Encryption Policy

This page is presented only when you have chosen to have the Deployment
Wizard build your custom configuration file.

SafeHouse uses encryption to protect the privacy of your files. The
product supports a variety of popular encryption methods since some people
have specific preferences or mandates which govern how their files should
be protected.

We understand that most people know very little about encryption. That's
okay. If
you don't know or don't care which methods are used, we recommend that
you accept the default of Twofish 256. This is a rock-solid algorithm
which operates at lightning speed. You
might also want to uncheck
the boxes for the other methods just to make sure users can never select
them under any circumstances.

Please refer to the screen shots at the bottom of this page to see how
the choices you make here relate to what your users will see.

Default Encryption Method

The choice you make here determines which encryption method will be
listed as the default in the Create Volume encryption method drop list
(see screen shot below). Users will only see this drop list when they
have selected the advanced mode for creating their new volume.

In the default non-advanced mode for creating volumes, users will not
be presented with any choices or information relating to encryption, and
the choice you make here on this Deployment Wizard page will be used without
the user's knowledge to create their volume.

Choices Available in Create Volume Wizard

Check the boxes corresponding to the encryption methods you'd like to
be presented in the Create Volume wizard drop list (see screen shots below).

The reason we allow these choices is that some organizations are required
by law or other mandates to use specific methods of encryption to protect
their files.

Keep in mind that it is not necessary to give your users access to our
full suite of encryption methods. A popular course of action here is simply
to choose a single method (we recommend Twofish 256) and leave all the
other boxes unchecked.

Create Volume Wizard

The screen shots below show where the choices you make for encryption
policy will be used in the SafeHouse Create Volume wizard.

First, for users to even be presented with choices relating to encryption
methods, they will need to check the box on the initial wizard page indicating
that they would like to see some of the more-advanced options. This box
is not checked by default since most people do not care about these technical
details.

Then, assuming the advanced mode was chosen, users will be presented
with the Choose Encryption Method page, where they'll have the option
to select one of the available encryption methods from the drop list.

The set of choices available in the drop list, as well as the default
choice, is what you are specifying on this Deployment Wizard page.

In the event the advanced mode is not selected, users will not be asked
anything about encryption and the method you choose here as the default
will be used.